contusio capitis s veget sy

English translation: head contusion with vegetative symptoms

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Slovak term or phrase:contusio capitis s veget sy
English translation:head contusion with vegetative symptoms
Entered by: Igor Liba

05:40 Sep 25, 2008
Slovak to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Slovak term or phrase: contusio capitis s veget sy
From a hospital discharge report:

*contusio capitis s veget sy,* distorsio col. vert cervicalis

It's Latin, but is it all Latin? The 's veget sy' bit is giving particular problems.
My ideas are that 's' tends to mean 'sinister' (left), and 'sy' could be siny (sinuses)... or symptom...
Can you make sense of 'contusio capitis s veget sy' as a whole, as a phrase?
Thanks
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United Kingdom
Local time: 22:13
head contusion with vegetative symptoms
Explanation:
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http://www.proz.com/kudoz/latin_to_english/medical_general/1...

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Note added at 34 mins (2008-09-25 06:15:18 GMT)
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or „scalp contusion with vegetative symptoms“

from latin

capitis - týkajúca sa kože hlavy
contusio - kontúzia, pomliaždenina, hmoždenie

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-09-25 07:17:20 GMT)
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kontúzia - http://slovnik.juls.savba.sk/?w=kontúzia&s=exact&d=kssj4&d=p...
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Igor Liba
Slovakia
Local time: 23:13
Grading comment
Thank you both! It's probably best to stay close to the Latin and use the word 'contusion'. I've checked the Latin a bit: 'concussion' could be 'concussio', but there's also 'commotio cerebri'.
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5concussion with vegetative symptoms
Gerry Vickers
3head contusion with vegetative symptoms
Igor Liba


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head contusion with vegetative symptoms


Explanation:
check this answer

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/latin_to_english/medical_general/1...

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Note added at 34 mins (2008-09-25 06:15:18 GMT)
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or „scalp contusion with vegetative symptoms“

from latin

capitis - týkajúca sa kože hlavy
contusio - kontúzia, pomliaždenina, hmoždenie

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-09-25 07:17:20 GMT)
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kontúzia - http://slovnik.juls.savba.sk/?w=kontúzia&s=exact&d=kssj4&d=p...

Igor Liba
Slovakia
Local time: 23:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
Thank you both! It's probably best to stay close to the Latin and use the word 'contusion'. I've checked the Latin a bit: 'concussion' could be 'concussio', but there's also 'commotio cerebri'.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Martin Janda: My guess is 's' stands for 'sine' which is the opposite (with NO ...symptoms), but have not time to check it
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concussion with vegetative symptoms


Explanation:
But I would leave the Latin as it is, or even all of it. Any neurologist would understand - I actually had this exact disorder once after falling off a bicycle many years ago! Luckily that is long behind me...

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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-09-25 13:50:02 GMT)
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Without seeing the whole thing, Martin Janda's comment below looks as though it might be the case as well - is there a diagnosis list at the bottom? That should clear it up, i.e. whether it is with or without such symptoms.

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Note added at 6 days (2008-10-01 16:34:59 GMT) Post-grading
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You are absolutely right - concussion is not contusio capitis. I have dug out my medical report and it says 'contusio capitis et commotio cerebri s veget. sy.' Maybe those vegetative symptoms were worse than I thought :) Basically it means a bit groggy. And I do think it is 'with', rather than 'without' as it would be a bit unusual not to feel a bit out of sorts - the diagnosis list at the end should clear that up.

Gerry Vickers
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 281
Notes to answerer
Asker: That's a good point that Martin Janda made, but I think it's quite possible this patient had 'vegetative symptoms' (insomnia, loss of appetite?). This is simply what I gather - it isn't explicitly stated anywhere else in the documents. Anyway, I'm glad that experience of yours is long in the past!

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